by at least 1482, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, Altar of S. Christina (Siena, Italy)

until shortly before 1800, Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, rector's room (Siena, Italy). by 1843, collection of Johann A. Ramboux (Cologne and Trier, Germany)

May 23, 1867, auction of collection Ramboux by (J. Heberle/H. Lempertz, Cologne, Germany), lot 118

1867-until at least 1883, collection of Prinz von Karl Anton (Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Germany). until 1913, Dr. Hans Wendland (Basel and Lugano, Switzerland)

1913-1949, sold to Adolphe Stoclet (Brussels, Belgium)

1949, by descent, Michèle Stoclet (Brussels, Belgium)

around 1965, sold to R. Heinemann (Pinakos & Rudolph J. Heinemann, New York, New York, USA)

1966-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Giovanni di Paolo, Saint Catherine of Siena Dictating Her Dialogues, between 1447 and 1449, tempera on wood panel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Ralph Harman Booth Bequest Fund, Joseph H. Boyer Memorial Fund, et al., 66.15.